Aida Haghighi

Dr. Aida Haghighi is an Assistant Professor at the School of Occupational and Public Health, Toronto Metropolitan University. She holds a PhD from Polytechnique Montréal, with prior industrial experience at the National Gas Company. Her research focuses on occupational health and safety (OHS) management systems, Industry 4.0 integration, and risk mitigation strategies. She teaches courses like OHS 718: Systems Management and OHS 811: OHSE Management Systems.

Education: BSc, MSc, PhD in Industrial Engineering from Iran and Canada. Professional Engineer (PEng) designation. Research highlights include developing assessment tools to prevent machine safeguard bypassing and analyzing Industry 4.0's impact on worker safety.

Research Interests: Industrial safety systems, OHS risk management, integrated management systems, and continual improvement. Current projects explore emerging technologies in OHS frameworks and gender disparities in workplace health.

Awards include the Best Doctoral Thesis (2020, Polytechnique Montréal) and NSERC-funded research abroad. She advises MSc students in Occupational and Public Health starting 2025-2026.

Teaching and Grants: Active in curriculum development for OHS education. Collaborates on projects funded by industry partnerships and governmental grants focusing on safety innovation.